As of 10 p.m. Monday, Hurricane Danielle was centered at latitude 15.6 north and longitude 43.2 west, about 1,205 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Its maximum sustained winds were 85 mph and it was moving to the west-northwest at 20 mph, with a turn toward the northwest expected by late Tuesday. Its minimum central pressure was 982 milibars or 29 inches.

Additional strengthening is expected, and Hurricane Danielle is forecast to become a major hurricane by late Tuesday. It is not expected to make landfall in the United States, however.